The detection and analysis of circulating tumour DNA and/or circulating tumour cells in the blood of cancer patients open new possibilities for cancer characterisation and management. The approach has generated much ...

Non-invasive prenatal testing is becoming commonplace, but, in addition, other tests using only a blood sample are being developed and will have a significant impact, notably in oncology.

An exceptional arrangement concluded for access to the HeLa cell line sequence highlights the problems involved in studies on « old » samples obtained before ethical and privacy safeguards were in place.

Le Prix Nobel de Chimie récompense cette année trois chercheurs qui ont découvert des mécanismes majeurs par lesquels les cellules réparent en permanence les altérations apparues dans leur ADN. Ces travaux remontent aux ...

Sequencing technology now makes possible non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, and may soon allow detailed examination of the embryo genome from analysis of a single cell. These positive developments that avoid potentially ...

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests have become quite popular in the USA. This article explores the uses to which they are put and the motivations of the customers.

The SEER site set up by the NCI provides an opportunity to generate ad hoc graphs of cancer statistics over the last forty years, makes it possible to examine commonly held assumptions such as a “cancer epidemic” and allows ...

Three recent and very large projects aim to integrate several “omics” approaches in order to promote pro-active medicine and to create a “Wellness industry”.